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Experts agree on new European action plan on alcohol
Zurich, 6 May 2011. WHO/Europe organized a meeting of national experts on alcohol policy in Zurich, Switzerland on 4–5 May 2011 to discuss the draft European alcohol action plan.
WHO: Addressing the challenge of noncommunicable diseases
Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) - cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic lung diseases and diabetes - kill 3 out of 5 people on the planet, this is over 36 million annually. Alcohol is the second leading cause of NCDs, next to tobacco, poor diet and physical inactivity
Summary report of the 7th Meeting of the Science Group of the Alcohol and Health Forum
28 April 2011. Please click here to access the summary report of the 7th Meeting of the Science Group of the European Alcohol and Health Forum that took place in Brussels on 25 October 2011 .
European Parliament discusses the EU budget - worrying developments for health
The European Parliament rapporteur on the EU Budget recently released his draft report on the future EU Budget. Health and civil society are not mentioned in the report.
Beer Is Alcohol, Russia Finally Says
9 March 2011. The Russian parliament has moved to legally classify beer as alcohol for the first time, the Telegraph reported Feb. 23. It is currently classified as food.
Update on proposal for Provision of Food Information to Consumers- alcohol still exempted
The Commission's proposal for a regulation on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers is now back at the European Parliament (EP) for a second reading.
DK: Carlsberg workers go on strike after bosses tell staff they can only drink at lunchtime
Copenhagen, 6 April 2011. At the same time as the EU Alcohol and Health Forum gathered in Brussels to discuss alcohol in the work place, up to 800 hundred Carlsberg workers went on strike in protest over the company's decision to allow beer drinking only at lunchtime.
PL: Alcohol to vanish from petrol stations
8 March 2011.
In an effort to reduce the number of drink-driving incidents on Polish roads, a bill forbidding the sale of alcohol at petrol stations has been proposed by a senatorial group from across the political spectrum.
Alcohol attributable burden of incidence of cancer in eight European countries based on results from prospective cohort study (BMJ)
In western Europe, an important proportion of cases of cancer can be attributable to alcohol consumption, especially consumption higher than the recommended upper limits. These data support current political efforts to reduce or to abstain from alcohol consumption to reduce the incidence of cancer.
Eurocare and CRIOC hold a successful seminar in the European Parliament to discuss alcohol labels
The seminar brought together over 100 representatives from the EU Institutions, NGO sector, industry and public health experts to discuss the potential impact of alcohol labelling, its advantages and drawbacks as well as the actions which could be put in place in Europe. (View List of Participants)